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how do i make my new head unit work with the wiring

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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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[size=4]well,,,heres the priblem. i have a brand new jensen head unit and i also bought the $10 wiring kit for my car which is an 88 stang. the problem is for the speaker harness on the car only has 5 wires and the kit piece comes with 8 wires connected to it.How the heck do i get it to work?plz help me out guys!
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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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That's called a floating ground system. I haven't installed one of those in a while. I'd google "floating ground stereo" and see if you can't find some helpful info. Good luck
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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(col.jack oneill @ February 15, 2006, 9:49 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
[size=4]well,,,heres the priblem. i have a brand new jensen head unit and i also bought the $10 wiring kit for my car which is an 88 stang. the problem is for the speaker harness on the car only has 5 wires and the kit piece comes with 8 wires connected to it.How the heck do i get it to work?plz help me out guys!
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How many speakers did your car come with??? Does it have just four or six??? When I installed my head unit I actually got two harness, one with 8 wire and one with 5. Here's a pic from Crutchfield.com



My guess is you would need to purchase the 5 wire harness to get it to work correctly.
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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for what its worth, 5.0 Resto sells what they call aftermarket stereo bezels with proper wiring at their website

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/lrs.as...MDASH~M5RADCOMP
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